i mean, racism and jim crowe was a part of the united states. he took it head on. fdr made strides on civil rights. harry truman had, including desegregating of the army. here's humphrey giving this speech on civil rights, shaming that democrats wanted to keep jim crowe in place. you have all the delegates from mississippi and half from alabama that got in and walked out. humphrey started becoming a national figure out of that speech. of course, in 1968 he would gain the democratic nomination in chicago for himself. >> douglas, another moment that caused a big stir was in 1968. that, of course, was the year when martin luther king and senator kennedy were assassinated. violent confrontations in chicago and let's take a listen to abe rib cough. >> when gorge mcgovern isment of the united states, we wouldn't have to have gestapo tactics in the streets of chicago. >> what was the result of that speech, douglas? >> well, it tells mcgovern was gaining popularity, first off. that's '68. in 1972 mcgovern would be the nominee. look, chicago was a disaster for the democrats